Wherever he entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were made well.

they saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash themselves. And there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pitchers and copper vessels.)

In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'

All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man."

Then they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged him to put his hand on him.

And he commanded them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come a long distance."

And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

So he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

They ate, and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

And they discussed it with one another, saying, "It is because we have no bread."

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of pieces did you take up?" And they said, "Seven."

And they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

And he looked up and said, "I see men; but they look like trees, walking."

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."

And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him."

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Immediately, when they saw him, all the people were greatly amazed, and ran to him and greeted him.

And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they could not."

And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know it.

For he was teaching his disciples and said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

And they came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?"

But they kept silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away."

and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And he took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to him.

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

and they will mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him. And after three days he will rise."

And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and the other at your left, in your glory."

They said to him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.

So Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you."

And when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

They went away and found a colt tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied it.

They answered as Jesus had told them to, and they let them go.

Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and he sat on it.

And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

On the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.

So they came to Jerusalem. And Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

When evening came, they went out of the city.

In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him.

And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"

And they reasoned among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

And they took him and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

Again he sent to them another servant, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

And he sent another, and him they killed; and so with many others, some they beat and some they killed.

He still had one left to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

So they took him and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Then they sent to him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.

Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him; and they asked him a question, saying:

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

For they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everythingall she had to live on."

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand what you are to say. But say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply.

And when they heard it they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought an opportunity to betray him.

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

And as they were at table eating, Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me."

They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, "Is it I?"

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body."

Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

But he spoke more vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will not deny you!" And they all said the same.

They went to a place which was called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray."

And when he came again, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

And they laid hands on him and seized him.

Then they all forsook him and fled.

And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth around his body. And they seized him,